launched by first nations in canada is continuing to draw support amid a hunger strike by native chief theresa spence. she is on the 25th day of her strike in a teepee outside ottawa's's parliament where she has been demanding a meeting with prime minister stephen harper. thursday she rejected a proposal by first nations leaders to meet with harper, saying her failing health required action within 72 hours. protests in canada began over a controversial budget bill but have expanded into a mass movement for political transformation, indigenous rights, and environmental justice. hundreds of bangladeshi garment workers, most women, have staged a hunger strike in the capital dhaka to demand safer working additions and better pay. a factory fire at a bangladeshi plant that made goods for wal- mart killed at least 111 workers in november, marking the country's worst industrial accident. the head of the national garment workers federation, amirul haq amin, condemned the retail giant and demanded rights for workers. >> they are responsible. we lost 112. unfortunately until today, management -- >> the